More solid-state drives at DVinfo.net

Scott Anderson · May 24th, 2005, 09:56 AM

They just keep coming fast and furious, don't they?

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/73153/sa...placement.html

Radek Svoboda · May 24th, 2005, 03:29 PM

What's the cost?

Cosmin Rotaru · May 25th, 2005, 04:48 AM

comparing it to a HDD, this seems to be lighter, consume less power, no noise (of course), and even faster! I'd like to see technologies like this one into our future computers. This and the memories that do not need power to keep data (faster shut down/boot times).

Rob Lohman · May 25th, 2005, 04:55 AM

I read around $500 for the 8 GB model. Twice that for the 16 GB version.

Jesse Bekas · May 25th, 2005, 11:00 PM

I wonder if older cost:media models will apply similarly to solid state memory as it eventually replaces HDDs. I.e., will capacity continually increase as price decreases at the same rate as it did with HDDs, RAM, or even smaller capacities and versions of flash.

Andrew Petrie · June 1st, 2005, 09:22 AM

solid state, best drive for direct-to-disk DV shooting, but it'll be a while before larger capacities are out there, at a reasonable price.

David Sheneman · June 2nd, 2005, 09:41 AM

How about this one:

http://www.tomshardware.com/hardnews...01_115506.html

It's from a company called Gigabyte (they make computer motherboards and graphics cards and stuff). It's supposed to sell for $89, but you have to BYO RAM chips - up to 4 GB right now. It's battery backed, too, so it can retain its info even after the computer is shut off.

May 24th, 2005, 09:56 AM	#1
Scott Anderson Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 327	More solid-state drives They just keep coming fast and furious, don't they? http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/73153/sa...placement.html

May 25th, 2005, 04:48 AM	#3
Cosmin Rotaru Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Romania, Timisoara Posts: 453	comparing it to a HDD, this seems to be lighter, consume less power, no noise (of course), and even faster! I'd like to see technologies like this one into our future computers. This and the memories that do not need power to keep data (faster shut down/boot times). __________________ Cosmin Rotaru

May 25th, 2005, 04:55 AM	#4
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I read around $500 for the 8 GB model. Twice that for the 16 GB version. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

June 1st, 2005, 09:22 AM	#6
Andrew Petrie Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 484	solid state, best drive for direct-to-disk DV shooting, but it'll be a while before larger capacities are out there, at a reasonable price. __________________ Andrew \| Canon XL1s, ME66, Vinten Vision 3, GlideCam V16 (for sale!)

June 2nd, 2005, 09:41 AM	#7
David Sheneman Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 26	How about this one: http://www.tomshardware.com/hardnews...01_115506.html It's from a company called Gigabyte (they make computer motherboards and graphics cards and stuff). It's supposed to sell for $89, but you have to BYO RAM chips - up to 4 GB right now. It's battery backed, too, so it can retain its info even after the computer is shut off. __________________ David Sheneman Rockford, IL

May 24th, 2005, 03:29 PM	#2
Radek Svoboda Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 500	What's the cost?

May 25th, 2005, 11:00 PM	#5
Jesse Bekas Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, USA Posts: 572	I wonder if older cost:media models will apply similarly to solid state memory as it eventually replaces HDDs. I.e., will capacity continually increase as price decreases at the same rate as it did with HDDs, RAM, or even smaller capacities and versions of flash.